In The Spotlight
Congratulations to Monique Watson (Double Major in History & Political Science, '14) for her recent selection as one of this year's 40 Under 40 honorees! Monique has held a number of fascinating roles in the non-profit section, and is currently with the Strategy Leadership Program (SLP) at College Board where she works on innovative, equity-based projects aimed at enhancing students' learning outcomes and enhancing teacher efficacy.
Will Mack (PhD, 2023) has published his first article drawn from his dissertation in The Journal of Urban History. The article, "The War at Home": Winning the Hearts and Minds of the Black Community-Race and Policing in New York City, 1970-1973" considers the multi-dimensional political response of the NYC Black community to the violent conflict between the Black Liberation Army (BLA) and the NYPD.
Professor Kathleen Wilson's book, Strolling Players of Empire: Theater and Performances of Power in the British Imperial Provinces, 1656-1833, is one of the four books selected for this year’s Snow Book Prize shortlist for the best book in British Studies dealing with the period from the Middle Ages through the eighteenth century.
News and Announcements
In The Media
Jacques Coste Cacho (PhD candidate in Latin American History) recently published an blog essay in the prestigious Mexican newsmagazine, Nexos, reflecting on the role of "loyal" versus "independent" intellectuals in the context of the shift in presidential power in Mexico, "Los intelectuales y la hegemonia."
Dr. Robert Chase discussed his research recently, first a book panel discussing "Books Behind Bars" as part of the Organization of American Historians annual conference and then a radio program with Professor Gerald Horne.
CSPAN's American History TV panel "Books Behind Bars"
Discussion of Dr. Chase's book, We Are Not Slaves, on the radio program "Freedom Now," which aired on KPFT LA radio on June 22nd.
Yalile Suriel (PhD, 2021) recently published an article that provides historical context to the contemporary police interventions on college campuses for Inside Education, "Are We Repeating the Same Mistakes of the 1960s?"
